Postal Service to stop Saturday mail delivery to cut costs

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Feb 6, 2013 at 7:50 AM

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service announced it will cease delivering mail on Saturdays but still will deliver packages six days a week in an effort to save about $2 billion annually, the struggling agency says.

WASHINGTON — In an announcement scheduled for later Wednesday, the U.S. Postal Service is expected to say a Saturday mail cutback would begin in August.

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